Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 64.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
64.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
53rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
68.0%
in 2012
All-time low
64.0%
in 2023
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 64.0%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 68.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 2023.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 53rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 66.0% | — |
| 1990 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.0% | 66.0% | 66.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 66.2% | 66.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 66.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 65.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 64.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- 50 Colombia 49.0% compare
- 50 Honduras 49.0% compare
- 50 Venezuela 49.0% compare
- 53 Kuwait 48.0% compare
- 53 Philippines 48.0% compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 47.0% compare
- 56 United Arab Emirates 44.0% compare
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 885,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 907,932 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9786 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 64.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 2023.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 53rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release